Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
comporta la nulidad de la mirada
English translation:
leading them to lose the ability to see
Added to glossary by
Lucy Williams
Jul 23, 2015 10:15
8 yrs ago
Spanish term
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comporta la nulidad de la mirada
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Help me unravel this description of a piece of contemporary art, please!
El texto
ilustra todas aquellas secuencias que la memoria colectiva retiene a partir
de las noticias televisadas y de la misma cultura de la información global.
La saturación visual lleva a Josu Rekalde a cuestionar si el dolor que lleva
implícito una guerra —la de los Balcanes, en este caso— puede transmitirse
únicamente con imágenes.
Por este motivo, entiende esta obra como el
punto de partida para contraponernos al exceso audiovisual en el que el mundo
se encuentra inmerso, y que *comporta la nulidad de la mirada* y del pensamiento
crítico ante el sufrimiento de los otros.
Thanks
El texto
ilustra todas aquellas secuencias que la memoria colectiva retiene a partir
de las noticias televisadas y de la misma cultura de la información global.
La saturación visual lleva a Josu Rekalde a cuestionar si el dolor que lleva
implícito una guerra —la de los Balcanes, en este caso— puede transmitirse
únicamente con imágenes.
Por este motivo, entiende esta obra como el
punto de partida para contraponernos al exceso audiovisual en el que el mundo
se encuentra inmerso, y que *comporta la nulidad de la mirada* y del pensamiento
crítico ante el sufrimiento de los otros.
Thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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9 mins
Helena Chavarria
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
Striving for excellence
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: Spanish to English, Catalan to English
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56
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leading them to lose the ability to see
One option!
The excess of audio and visual information means we have lost our capacity to register and analyse exactly what's happening.
The excess of audio and visual information means we have lost our capacity to register and analyse exactly what's happening.
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philgoddard
: Us. There are slightly more concise ways of saying this, but you were first.
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Thank you, Phil. For years I've been saying that we look without seeing and hear without listening, but I've discovered da Vinci said was first! https://books.google.es/books?id=GpZLDp8QY34C&pg=PT83&lpg=PT...
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which has suppressed our ability to see...
...and think critically when it comes to the suffering of others
I think this is what the author is trying to say (i.e. we are desensitised by overstimulation).
I think this is what the author is trying to say (i.e. we are desensitised by overstimulation).
2 hrs
Elizabeth Joy Pitt de Morales
Native in English
Works in field
Words That Make Sense
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, English
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12
blinds vision
A stab in the dark...but succinct. I would say
y que *comporta la nulidad de la mirada* y del pensamiento
crítico ante el sufrimiento de los otros.
and blinds vision and critical thought in the face of others' suffering.
y que *comporta la nulidad de la mirada* y del pensamiento
crítico ante el sufrimiento de los otros.
and blinds vision and critical thought in the face of others' suffering.
2 hrs
leads to a blank stare
Just another suggestion. In other words, for the full passage, "and which leads to a blank stare rather than critical thought when confronted by the suffering of others". I like this idea because it gives the image of someone staring blankly and dispassionately at the TV while being flooded with images.
5 hrs
Adoración Bodoque Martínez
Ireland
Ireland
Native in Spanish
Ireland
B.A. Eng. & Ling., DipTrans IoLET, MCIL
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Standard-Spain)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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8
engenders an empty stare (and a lack of critical thinking)
Another option.
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